The Relationship between Premenstrual Syndrome and Healthy Lifestyle Among University Students

Abstract

This study was conducted descriptively and correlationally to examine the relationship between premenstrual syndrome and healthy lifestyle behaviors among university students. Premenstrual syndrome is one of the problems seen in women of reproductive age. A descriptive correlation study. The study was carried out with 677 female students at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. The data were collected using personal information form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II. In the analysis of the data; percentage distribution, Chi-square test, Independent Samples t-test, and Logistic regression analysis were used. Average age of students included in the study is 20:27±1.60. 73.3 percent of the students were menarche age 13-15 years, mean menstrual period 27.65±3.68 years, 76.4 percent menstruation period between 5-7 days, 87.6 percent stated regular menstruation, 81.4 percent had experienced dysmenorrhea. Premenstrual syndrome was found in 62% of the participating students. Students' scores of Premenstrual Syndrome were 121.30 ± 34.02, scores of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II were 123.50±18.63. In this study, the presence of dysmenorrhea, using salt before tasting the dish, the mother’s premenstrual syndrome were determined as factors affecting the premenstrual syndrome prevalence of female students. Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale-II showed that spiritual development, feeding behavior lower sizes affected the premenstrual syndrome prevalence. As a result, it is seen that prevalence premenstrual syndrome prevalence is high and healthy lifestyle behaviors are at the medium level among university students. Women need to be addressed from ages of adolescence to cope with premenstrual syndrome, to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Keywords

• Premenstrual Syndrome
• Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
• Female Student
• University